Representative Image: Reuters Russia has approved RPharm’s coronavir treatment for outpatients with mild to moderate Covid-19 infections and the antiviral drug could be rolled out in the country’s pharmacies next week. Reuters MOSCOW Last update: September 18, 2020 11:08 PM IST FOLLOW US: Russia has approved R-Pharm’s coronavir treatment for …
Read More »Uneven Spread in Active Covid-19 Cases in Delhi
The northwestern and southwestern districts of Delhi together accounted for almost one in three active Covid-19 cases in the capital, which is seeing an increase in cases, albeit thanks to higher testing. And Delhi’s most densely populated northeast district, which has around 40,000 people per km2, has only 894 active …
Read More »Dr. Reddy’s-Sputnik V Agreement, Could India Get Covid-19 Vaccine This Year?
Written by Prabha Raghavan, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2020 12:25:23 pm A new vaccine is on display at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia. (AP) Pharmacist Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) announced on Wednesday (September 16) that it …
Read More »‘No Need to Panic’: Aaditya Thackeray on Section 144 Imposed in Mumbai Due to Rise in Covid-19 Cases
As cases of Covid-19 in Mumbai continue to rise, Section 144 of CrPC was imposed in the city as of midnight on September 17 to contain the spread of the virus. However, the order is just an extension of the previous order issued by officials on August 31 and no …
Read More »West Bengal: No masks and no social distancing as people offer ‘tarpan’ in Mahalaya
By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Updated: September 18, 2020 6:23:34 am In Mahalaya, idol makers and artists often draw the attention of Devi Durga, a ritual known as “chokkhu daan.” However, this time it did not happen because Durga Puja begins more than a month later, on October …
Read More »Maharashtra’s Covid-19 count rises by 21,656, death toll by 405 | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s Covid-19 count increased to 11,67,496 on Friday with the addition of a single day of 21,656 cases, the state health department said. Due to the deaths of 405 patients during the day, the death count in the state rose to 31,791, he said. A total of 22,078 patients …
Read More »Russia Approves First COVID-19 Prescription Drug for Sale in Pharmacies
The drug was first approved for hospital use to treat COVID-19 in July. (Figurative) Moscow: Russia has approved R-Pharm’s coronavir treatment for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19 infections and the antiviral drug could be rolled out in the country’s pharmacies next week, the company said Friday. The approval of …
Read More »In talks with Russia to explore the possibility of advancing its Covid vaccine in India: Government | India News
NEW DELHI: The Center is in consultations with the Russian government to explore the possibility of cooperation between the two countries to promote the Covid-19 vaccine in India, Parliament was told on Friday. The Central Medicines Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has reported that it has received information about a Covid-19 …
Read More »Parliament monsoon session: what to expect today
Finance-related bills will be tabled for approval and presentation in Parliament on Friday, amid mounting Covid-19 cases within the Parliament complex, posing new challenges ahead of the monsoon session. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Tax and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020. The bill …
Read More »1 in 7 Russian vaccine volunteers complained of side effects: report
As Dr Reddy’s Laboratories prepares to receive 10 crore doses of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, nearly one in seven volunteers given the vaccine have reported side effects. TASS the country’s health minister quoted as saying. “About 14% have small complaints of weakness, muscle pain for 24 hours and an …
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